trafficking
Millions of women and children have fled the war in Ukraine. Traffickers are waiting to prey on them
World
August 7, 2022
Millions of women and children have fled the war in Ukraine. Traffickers are waiting to prey on them
Chisinau, Moldova (CNN) – There was nothing obviously untoward about the woman who approached the Palanca border crossing between Ukraine…
Chinese man charged with child trafficking in Malawi following racist video allegations
World
July 24, 2022
Chinese man charged with child trafficking in Malawi following racist video allegations
(CNN) – Police in Malawi have charged a Chinese man with child trafficking after a BBC documentary accused him of…
Egypt CPA: We pulled a large amount of chocolate cubes from markets for analysis
Egypt
April 6, 2022
Egypt CPA: We pulled a large amount of chocolate cubes from markets for analysis
Ayman Hosam, head of the Consumer Protection Agency in Egypt, said on Tuesday that his agency found a quantity in…
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
Middle East
May 31, 2019
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stuck in a former Dutch prison housing asylum seekers, Syrian software trainer Tey el-Rjula conjured…
Vietnam trafficking victims find solace in weaving
World
January 17, 2019
Vietnam trafficking victims find solace in weaving
Thao Thi Van was just two when her mother disappeared during a trip to the market, likely taken by traffickers…
Mekong women pressed into marriage in China
World
December 11, 2018
Mekong women pressed into marriage in China
Everyone did well from Nary’s marriage to a Chinese man, except the young Cambodian bride herself, who returned home from…
El Chapo in dock for biggest US drugs trial
World
November 4, 2018
El Chapo in dock for biggest US drugs trial
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman goes on trial in New York on Monday, accused of running the world’s biggest drug cartel…
Drug cartels test Central America for cocaine production
World
November 1, 2018
Drug cartels test Central America for cocaine production
GUATEMALA CITY/TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Cocaine production is beginning to creep into Central America, a development which could bring the supply…
Islamic school seeks to steer sons of militants to new path
World
August 2, 2017
Islamic school seeks to steer sons of militants to new path
The slim boys in Muslim caps and robes at the Al-Hidayah Islamic boarding school are grinning bolts of energy who…
Europe-wide police operation saves hundreds of sex trafficking victims
World
July 25, 2017
Europe-wide police operation saves hundreds of sex trafficking victims
Law enforcement agencies across Europe carried out massive coordinated operations against organized criminal groups involved in trafficking and forced sexual…